Darksiders Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

In the Drowned Pass, look directly across the way from the Vulgrim location. You can use the Abyssal Chain to cross to a Chest (Drowned Pass Chest 6/6) with a Lifestone Shard (Lifestone Shard 13) inside. Note: There is another chest marked on your map under the Armageddon Sword Shard, but, if you followed our guide, you actually already collected this chest (Drowned Pass 3/5) the first time you visited the area. Unfortunately, a glitch seems to make the chest appear on your map at this point.

The Shard you seek is on top of the building in the middle of the area. To reach this building you need to don the Mask of Shadows. This reveal a grapple point which you can reach by climbing the stairs as high as you can on the southern building. Grapple up to the rooftops and cross to the Armageddon Blade Shard (Armageddon Blade Shard 4/7).

The only other thing of note in the Drowned Pass is a Special K appearance in the southwest. Travel through the sewer pipe to take on this strange skeleton once again for 2,000 Souls. Head back to Vulgrim and warp to the Broken Stair.

The Broken Stair

The broken Stair is overrun with Angel Soldiers. Use Chaos Form to take out large clumps of them on your way to the far east side of the map. Ascend the building above the Vulgrim location and use the Geyser just outside the upper window to reach the highway. Follow the highway all the way to the building in the east. Climb to the roof for the Armageddon Blade Shard (Armageddon Blade Shard 5/7).

Head back to Vulgrim when you have the shard and head to the Twilight Cathedral.

Twilight Cathedral (Serpent Hole)

In the Serpent Hole between the Broken Stair and Twilight Cathedral, activate the Mask of Shadows and head down the forming path. You'll soon come to a yellow Geyser you can use to access a secret area of the Serpent Hole. Follow this long path to another Geyser and use that to float to the Chest (Serpent Hole 3/3) with a Lifestone Shard (Lifestone Shard 14) inside. Exit the Serpent Hole and then warp to the Choking Grounds.

Choking Grounds

In the Choking Grounds you can encounter Special K once again in the crypt to the southwest of the Vulgrim Location. Defeat him to win 2,000 Souls.

Now head to the tall building in the northeast corner that you've probably looted several times (you've certainly been back here for the Treasure Roundup portions of our guide if you've been following it closely). Climb to the very top floor and activate the Mask of Shadows.

You'll see a yellow Geyser appear. Hop into it and float up to the rooftop to find the Armageddon Blade Shard (Armageddon Blade Shard 6/7).

Before leaving the Choking Grounds, head to the northeast corner and enter the Broken Stair Access Tunnel. Run to the place with two blue Geysers in the large tunnel. Between these you'll find a clump of blue crystals. Destroy these with the Tremor Gauntlet to score a Champion Artifact (Champion Artifact 6). Now, return to Vulgrim and warp to the Crossroads.